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The City University of New York's CUNY Graduate School of Journalism offers a top-notch, affordable education teaching traditional journalism values while preparing students to thrive in a rapidly changing media landscape.Learn More →

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Academics

The course of study for the M.A. in Journalism degree is challenging and requires full-time attendance. Students complete 45 units of course work in three semesters, participate in a comprehensive summer internship, and produce a substantial final or capstone project.Learn More →

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Admissions

Our goal is to attract a diverse group of the highest caliber aspiring journalists to our Master of Arts in Journalism program, then to guide and support them every step of the way, from application through graduation and beyond.Learn More →

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Career Services

The Career Services Office will work with you from the beginning of your time here to the day of graduation -- and beyond. (We’re available to help alums, too.) Among other things, we review resumes, weigh in on cover letters, brainstorm with you about internship and employment choices...Learn More →

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About CUNY J-School

The Master of Arts degree in journalism at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism is an intensive, three-semester program designed to prepare gifted graduate students for a wide variety of careers in the field of journalism.Learn More →

Our Campus

Administration

Program Overview

The course of study for the M.A. degree in Journalism is challenging and requires full-time attendance. Students complete 45 units of course work in three semesters, participate in a comprehensive summer internship, and produce a substantial final or capstone project.Learn More →

Concentrations

Highlights

WANTED: Applicants from a Variety of Backgrounds

Our goal is to attract a diverse group of the highest caliber aspiring journalists to our Masters of Arts in Journalism program, then to guide and support them every step of the way, from application through graduation and beyond.Learn More →

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Donating to CUNY J-School

In order to build a truly great program, the School must continue to secure supplementary support from the private sector. Gifts of any size are welcome and can make a big difference in the lives and academic experience of CUNY J-School students. Learn More →

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CUNY J-Camp

We offer professional development courses for young and mid-career journalists in social media, digital photography, video storytelling, web advertising, and many other skills through our continuing educational program.Learn More →

•Matthew Perlman, Latima Stephens and Nicholas Wells teamed on a Voices of NY story about the role a real estate PAC played in the recent primary campaigns. Mark Fahey wrote about Alzheimer’s educators reaching out to Latinos. Pamela Granda covered a protest against new CUNY visiting professor David Petraeus.

•Craig Giammona, reporting for Fortune.com, wrote about the feds’ $5 billion lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s.

•Sierra Leone Starks and Alex Wolf teamed on a NYCity News Service piece about an interactive political art installment in Times Square. Jonathan Moffie and Aine Pennello reported on an effort to give veterans a job-hunting boost. Brianne Barry and Orie Givens covered the annual POW MIA Remembrance Ceremony.

•Danny Gold’s dispatch out of Syria about the week he spent with a band of young rebels made Esquire Weekly.

•Rebecca Harshbarger, working for the New York Post, reported on plans to put an end to smelly cabs.

•Erin Horan, working with Martin Burch, Christine Streich and Ajai Raj, reported on the difficulty bystanders shot by police experience when seeking compensation from the city. The story made 219 Magazine.

•Gwen McClure wrote about a unique poetry journal for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

•Samantha Stark produced a video about a New Jersey couple for The New York Times’ Vows section.

•Amy Stretten tackled the renewed controversy over the Washington Redskins’ name for ABC and Univision’s Fusion.